GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |